The end of vintage sports car bargains?

Time will tell.

 

Yep, and I’m not putting a dime on your prediction

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy. Points!

 

One LIKE for you, congrats!

 

a built big block will cost you half that in gas alone!

sjd

 

I think you’ll see some drops on certain cars (i.e. some newer 911s) as inventory matches demand. I personally would stay away from relatively late models until the next downturn.

 

We are witnessing the last rush. If you feel comfortable paying 300k for a 458..good on ya.

Remember.. you could buy a 308 25k..a 355 for 35k..a countach for 45k..etc..a 360 manual car was 53k..they got there once..they will get there again. They always do. These cars are not GTO's or 275's. These are cookie cutter cars..with the acception of the Countach..

 

53k for a 360? 35k for a 355? Mark this post if you ever see five examples of each of these ever for sale again at that price. I say never.

 

100%. Going gaga and drooling over these cars at shows etc is one thing. Ownership and putting up with its flaws is a whole other ball of wax.

 

That generation of misguided vacuum cleaner kids won’t have two nickels to rub together to purchase something aspirational for the next 30 years.

 

I highly doubt that. It has never in history been this easy to advertise and promote yourself/business. And it's all free. Never been easier to network with others..don't even have to leave the house.

People make huge money just on Facebook market place selling random garage sale junk at 100% mark-ups..never been a better time to make money.

 

Yeah the key being ADVERTISE YOURSELF......Kids making real money are rarer than a 250GTO....most are lying and pretending.

 

Dude there are 5 year kids testing toys on YouTube making millions..don't be jealous..

 

You are the one with issues on this.....

 

How about you do some research on the monetary gains young people are making by using YouTube, Instagram, facebook etc..I think you may be a bit out of touch with things. Kids are making money just from playing video games.

In other words your original statement was pretty broad..and I suppose mine was as well. There will always be do nothings..and the doers.

 

Maybe some of us are from different generations but a 308 to me is something I would never want to own. I would take a Testarossa over a 308. The 360 design still shows well today and was the start of the modern Ferrari era. The 360 was my first love and always will be which is why I bought one.

 

the total wealth of the US has consistently gone up. Someone has to own that wealth in the next 30 years, either the genXers or their children. There will be a lot of very wealthy people. The 1% will continue to have more and more money. 1% of 300million is 3million people, worth at least $10mil. They can easily afford a $200K toy.

 

The not so old cars are becoming more collectible so quickly because the latest generation of sports car has taken such a rapid shift in evolution. These new cars are still cool because they are the latest and greatest. There won’t be any charm or excitement in an outdated turbo hybrid.

 

I just bought my first Ferrari, so I guess I will see how the experience goes. I have had to many cars from heavily modified to high end luxury I was bored with all. So many people knock on the reliability of Ferrari, I want to know the real truth by real ownership. I have always loved the Ferrari brand but I have only really like three cars they have made which are the 360/430 and Testarossa. I just don’t think I could handle an interior prior to the 360.

 

I've seen the same model car be garbage and ultra-reliable. It's all depending on the previous work and upkeep. It comes down to $$$, some will say the time you want to spend on it, which I argue is simply a derivative - since well time is money.

 

Look...all these cars will leak oil..need a clutch..pee coolant..fail to start..need one sensor or another..and the list goes on.

We are now in an instant gratification society. These problems will not be tolerated. You wanna own a old Ferrari. And yes the 360/430 are now old cars..learn to fix the damn thing yourselves. Buy a set of tools..invest in a scan tool..and away you go.

 

Cannot speak to how the 360 or 430 F1 setup works, but I would like to know how new can you go on a Ferrari before you need thousands in software to work on parts of it? In the mid 90s it seemed like only the truly high end supercars required special software like the Mclaren F1. By the early 2000s it became more common on high end exotics.